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Lake Trout/Whitefish Opener, Who's in? Saturday is 5 days away!

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reelinginthebigone	Posted: May 10, 2022 - 12:11 am #permalink #1
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 876 Member No.: 18443 Joined: July 05, 2020	Today I took the winter cover off the boat, got the lithium batteries on, tested all the subsystems, and got some equipment on the boat. I'm looking to launch before Saturday and get it in the slip Saturday morning, I'm looking to be out there early morning to net the first fish of the season! Who else is getting ready for the big day this Saturday?? I want pictures after everyone catches those awesome lunkers!

xiaolu	Posted: May 10, 2022 - 05:16 am #permalink #2
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5463 Member No.: 50 Joined: February 10, 2011	Yes I am all in this coming Saturday May 14th. On my kayak, that is. And if I don't post no pictures of no those awesome lunkers, you can assume I am skunked:-)

natureguppy	Posted: May 10, 2022 - 09:38 am #permalink #3
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 93 Member No.: 19722 Joined: February 08, 2022	My nephew wants to go fish this Sat, so as long as don't get dragged into work we should be out there on Simcoe.

JiggingGuy	Posted: May 10, 2022 - 09:46 am #permalink #4
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 63 Member No.: 10507 Joined: January 12, 2016	Went out last year on Opener, ate about 5lbs of those flies (not sure what they are called) it was so thick I couldn't see my fishing partner on the same boat. It's been a year and I'm still cleaning those flies out of my boat. Its in all the nooks and crannies.

petersaban	Posted: May 10, 2022 - 10:01 am #permalink #5
Parr Trout Group: Members Posts: 61 Member No.: 2730 Joined: January 08, 2013	Haven't tried jigging for whitefish in open water. Do you find them on the same shoals as you do in the winter months or are they deeper? Thanks

xiaolu

Posted: May 10, 2022 - 10:17 am

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QUOTE (JiggingGuy @ May 10, 2022 - 09:46 am)

Went out last year on Opener, ate about 5lbs of those flies (not sure what they are called) it was so thick I couldn't see my fishing partner on the same boat.

It's been a year and I'm still cleaning those flies out of my boat. Its in all the nooks and crannies.

They are called mayflies I think? Oh yea they might be thick around this time of the year...

xiaolu

Posted: May 10, 2022 - 10:17 am

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QUOTE (petersaban @ May 10, 2022 - 10:01 am)

Haven't tried jigging for whitefish in open water. Do you find them on the same shoals as you do in the winter months or are they deeper? Thanks

I usually fish for them a lot deeper (over 100 fow) on open water than on ice.

Brooktrout

Posted: May 10, 2022 - 10:25 am

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QUOTE (petersaban @ May 10, 2022 - 10:01 am)

Haven't tried jigging for whitefish in open water. Do you find them on the same shoals as you do in the winter months or are they deeper? Thanks

You should be able to find them close - probably a little deeper now. It's been a cold spring, so they may still be fairly shallow (relatively speaking).

bassmasterrr	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 05:07 am #permalink #9
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 372 Member No.: 13353 Joined: January 24, 2017	If the winds aren’t too bad I’ll be out there , if it’s rough I’m gonna head to kawarthas for Walter opener.

xiaolu	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 09:33 am #permalink #10
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 5463 Member No.: 50 Joined: February 10, 2011	Looks like this coming Saturday per current weatherman (or weatherwoman:-)'s prediction, there may be "risk of thunderstorm" in the afternoon.. Well, fish from early in the morning till noon then.

Jerkbaiter	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 03:07 pm #permalink #11
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 2077 Member No.: 12665 Joined: December 22, 2016	Good luck to you guys on the opener!

backwoodsmanbob	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 06:07 pm #permalink #12
World Record Trout Group: Moderators Posts: 5463 Member No.: 98 Joined: February 11, 2011	I will be out there this weekend trolling for whities. Good luck to all and be safe

longfish	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 07:13 pm #permalink #13
World Record Trout Group: Members Posts: 3539 Member No.: 10648 Joined: January 17, 2016	I am in the water on Friday morning to rig the boat for Saturday. Go around the corner for the Golden Pike Tournament in Waubaushene. Arnie

reelinginthebigone	Posted: May 11, 2022 - 07:50 pm #permalink #14
Trophy Trout Group: Members Posts: 876 Member No.: 18443 Joined: July 05, 2020	Boat is officially launched and ready for Lake Trout opener on Saturday!! We're both super excited and taking bets on who's netting the first one! PS - Lots of float wood out there and random things in the lake. Make sure to take extra caution. The only reason we could see it was the lake was like glass out there - no waves.

bassmasterrr	Posted: May 12, 2022 - 02:13 am #permalink #15
Lunker Trout Group: Members Posts: 372 Member No.: 13353 Joined: January 24, 2017	Nice boat reelinginthebigone , I guess you don’t have to worry too much about the winds on that eh

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